#WITTNER FINETUNE VIOLIN PEG PROFESSIONAL#

It's easy enough to fix, but the Wittners just work. Do that several times, and the peg starts slipping. It's fairly easy to accidently pull the peg out a hair when you're turning it (even though you're not planning to). That second issue is one of the big reasons I prefer the Wittner pegs. I eventually found out that, no, you only do that once in a while if the peg is too hard to turn or is slipping because it's too loose. I got confused on that at first, and thought I had to pull the peg out and push it in every time like a normal peg (which seemed rather pointless).

If you push the peg in, they get tighter and harder to turn. If you pull the peg out some (like you might to adjust a standard peg) they get looser. I've used both (Perfection Pegs on my first violin, Wittners on a viola and my good violin), and I definitely prefer the Wittners. Since this thread has been brought back to life, I thought I'd put my 2 cents in. (Makes putting on new strings something of a pain, though.) The 8:1 ratio means they're easy to turn, but don't slip. Wittners don't do that - you put them in and they work. Get them set to a tension that will hold and that you're comfortable with, and leave them there. I got confused on that in the early stages of having them and thought I was supposed to pull them out and push them back in every time I wanted to change the tuning (like you normally do with standard pegs). If you make them too easy to turn, they won't hold. They made them so that if you push in more, they become harder to turn, if you pull out some, they become easier. It's mainly a question of how many attempts at each string are you willing to do to get it right.Ī word of warning on Perfection Pegs. You can tune all 4 strings with standard pegs (1:1).

I do know of one or two people who do all four strings with the Perfection Pegs, no fine tuner even on the E. I usually use them to tune all 4 strings, although I do occasionally use the fine tuner on the E if it's already very close. The Perfection Pegs should be good enough to let you tune the 3 low strings. I have 4 fine tuners now but I would like to go back the the original tailpiece that came with my Fiddlerman fiddle if practicable with steel-core strings. Is that enough for steel-core strings, not counting the E which will probably still benefit from a fine tuner? I have synth-core strings currently. The gear ratio of the Perfection pegs is 1:4. So now your precious time can be spent on learning and playing – not tuning. Getting your instrument in tune, and keeping it there has literally never been easier…. This means you can make tiny, incremental increases or decreases in pitch – just like tuning a guitar.

#WITTNER FINETUNE VIOLIN PEG PROFESSIONAL#

The German-engineering employed in Wittner’s Finetune pegs allows the student or professional to turn the internally geared peg in a controlled way, without the main shaft of the peg ever losing contact with the pegbox. Plus, over time the pegs can slip – therefore losing their pitch – or stick – making them hard to turn and tune. This process can take a little force and isn’t the easiest or most accurate for inexperienced hands. When the strings needed to be tuned therefore, for the pegs to turn, they would have to be loosened, turned and then pushed back in. Traditionally, most bowed instruments are tuned using wooden pegs, which are ‘wedged’ into the wooden holes of the pegbox at the top of the instrument, with simple friction keeping them in place. But these discreet, internally geared pegs make life so much simpler for students too! Wittner Finetune pegsare a genuine revelation for player of all standards, with even seasoned professionals choosing to fit them to the very finest instruments. Brazilwood, Half-mounted bow with Ebony Frog.Oblong Styrofoam Case with accessory compartment and music pocket.Hand-Carved, Solid Flamed Maple Back, Ribs, Neck and Scroll.Hand-Carved, Solid Straight-grained Spruce top.

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